Health care

Published
November 9, 2013

Mental health parity rule issued

WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The Obama administration issued new regulations Friday that spell out how a 5-year-old mental health parity law will be administered. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the rule should put an end to discrimination faced […]
Published
November 9, 2013

Obama continues campaign for health care law

The president says he is personally involved in his administration’s effort to fix healthcare.gov.
Published
November 8, 2013

President has few options to fix health insurance cancellations problem

Persistent website problems appear to have kept most interested customers from signing up.
Published
November 8, 2013

Insurance cancellations fuel backlash against President Obama

But the silver lining is that insured people who join the health care markets improve the risk pool.
Published
November 7, 2013

N.H. lawmakers offer ways to expand Medicaid

If a deal is reached, about 49,000 more poor adults would be eligible for U.S.-paid health care.

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Published
November 7, 2013

Auditor casts long shadow over health care spending

HMS Holdings profits from finding Medicaid and Medicare errors and fraud in 40 states, including Maine.
Published
November 7, 2013

Controversial MaineCare audits to also target hospitals

Health care providers may face heavy fines for small errors like the $800,000 in fines levied on dentists.
Published
November 6, 2013

Health law clock is ticking for sickest patients

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country with pre-existing chronic conditions such as cancer, heart failure or kidney disease who are covered through high risk-insurance pools will see their coverage dissolve by year’s end.
Published
November 6, 2013

Sebelius pressed on flaws, costs, security

Despite the well-chronicled woes of the Obamacare rollout, the HHS secretary said it has improved dramatically.
Published
November 6, 2013

MaineCare dentists say minor clerical errors draw massive fines

Some clinics face more than $200,000 in penalties under a new audit system that threatens to wipe out services for kids.